Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-4079
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Threat overview for CVE-2010-4079
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49153
IPs affected by CVE-2010-4079 22,672
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4079
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-4079
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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1.9
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.4
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2.9
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CWE ids for CVE-2010-4079
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-4079
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393
LKML: Dan Rosenberg: [PATCH] drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memoryMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2126-1 linux-2.6Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
oss-security - CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosuresMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666
648666 – (CVE-2010-4079) CVE-2010-4079 kernel: drivers/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c: reading uninitialized stack memoryIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosuresMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosuresMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062
Linux Kernel 'FBIOGET_VBLANK' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treePatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8
404: File not foundBroken Link
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosuresMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2010-4079
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*